Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Olive, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Olive and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Olive
- Astronomy & Satellites ...
- Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
- To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Olive:
- 33.907877, -96.448047
- Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Olive
- Bird Watching ...
- We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
- The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Bryan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Bryan County
- Since Olive is near Grayson County and also Marshall County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Grayson County
- eBird sighting report for Marshall County
- Waymarking ...
- Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Olive ...
We found 27 communities that share the name Olive.
There is one other community in Oklahoma which is also named Olive.
Beyond Oklahoma, we know of another 26 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 26 communities, 26 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Oklahoma ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- California
- Florida
- Indiana
- Kentucky
- Maryland
- Michigan
- Missouri
- Dallas County
- This Olive is located in Dallas County and lies 308 miles [495.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Olive that is located in Bryan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dallas County community of Olive.
- Saint Louis City
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Olive [Saint Louis City].
- Montana
- Missoula County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Olive [Missoula County].
- Powder River County
- This Olive is located in Powder River County and lies 936 miles [1,506.3 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Olive that is located in Bryan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Powder River County community of Olive.
- Nebraska
- New Mexico
- New York
- Ohio
- Lawrence County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Olive [Lawrence County].
- Noble County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Olive [Noble County].
- Ontario
- This Olive lies 1,043 miles [1,678.5 km]<1> to the north of the Olive that is located in Bryan County.
- South Carolina
- Texas
- Virginia
- Caroline County
- This Olive is located in Caroline County and lies 1,099 miles [1,768.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Olive that is located in Bryan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caroline County community of Olive.
- Culpeper County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Olive [Culpeper County].
- Portsmouth City
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Olive [Portsmouth City].
- Spotsylvania County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Olive [Spotsylvania County].
- West Virginia
- Harrison County
- This Olive is located in Harrison County and lies 960 miles [1,545 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Olive that is located in Bryan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harrison County community of Olive.
- Pocahontas County
- This Olive is located in Pocahontas County and lies 978 miles [1,573.9 km] to the east northeast of the Olive that is located in Bryan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pocahontas County community of Olive.
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Olive ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
- Cartwright
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
- Cartwright is located in Bryan County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cartwright <4>
- Joe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Lee Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lee Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Heights
- Lee Heights is located in Bryan County
- Mead
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mead have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mead
- Mead is located in Bryan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mead <4>
- Pickwick
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Platter
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platter
- Platter is located in Bryan County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Platter <4>
- Red River City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red River City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red River City
- Red River City is located in Grayson County (TX)
- Roberta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Sand Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sand Point have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Point
- Sand Point is located in Bryan County
- Silo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silo
- Silo is located in Bryan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 370 people
How Far From Olive to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Olive to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Olive and extending to:
- Durant, which is the Seat of Bryan County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Oklahoma City, which is the State Capital of Oklahoma, lies 123 miles [197.9 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Olive to Oklahoma City, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,129 miles [1,816.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 45 days and walking would take 65 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,912 miles [11,123.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,648 miles [12,308.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,528 miles [8,896.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Olive. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Olive) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Olive. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9079, Longitude: -96.4480 In this case, the coordinates for Olive have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Olive, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Olive could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <6> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <7> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Olive to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.844 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.515 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.368 degrees. |